Announcements

The Boston Bar Foundation (BBF) announced grants totaling $1.1 million to 25 Massachusetts community organizations providing a wide variety of core legal services - from domestic violence and immigration to housing and homelessness. The $1.1 million represents an almost $50,000 increase in core legal services grants, compared with fiscal year 2010.
The...

The Westchester/Southern Connecticut Association of Corporate Counsel is offering a review of the latest developments in Patent Law on Wednesday, October 12, at the offices of Kelley Drye & Warren LLP. It begins at 8:30 a.m. and ends at noon.
The seminar will look at the hot topics arising in patent law. Experts in the IP field will discuss the...

Law schools and other legal education providers should be encouraged to develop "practice-ready lawyers," declares a resolution sponsored by the New York State Bar Association and approved by the American Bar Association (ABA) at its annual meeting in Toronto.
"Practicing law requires mastery of legal knowledge and legal skills. Becoming a practice-...

The Washington Metro Area Association of Corporate Counsel will offer a luncheon program, Ethical Updates from A Judicial Perspective, on Friday, October 14, at the offices of Gannett Co., Inc. located at 7950 Jones Branch Drive in McLean, Virginia.
The luncheon begins at noon and the CLE event begins at 12:30 and ends at 2:30 p.m.
This two-hour...

Join Jones Day as they present their executive series roundtable - National Security and Export Control Reform, Take two. Or Three. Or Four? on Thursday, October 20, at the offices of Jones Day, 51 Louisiana Avenue, NW in Washington, DC.
It will run from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. and a cocktail reception will follow.
In 2009, President Obama announced his...

The American Bar Association Section for International Law is offering a two-day seminar on Thursday and Friday, October 27 and 28, focusing on the latest updates to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The event is located in the Fairmont Hotel at 2401 M. Street, NW in Washington, DC.
Day one begins at 8:00 a.m. and ends at 5:00 p.m.; day two begins at 9...

The Canadian Bar Association will host Professional Corporations Update: Tips and Traps on Wednesday, October 12, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
It is located at the Conference Centre at the OBA, 20 Toronto Street in Toronto.
Participants will review the fundamental framework for professional corporations. This seminar is for both new and seasoned...

On Friday, October 28, Georgetown Law School will host a UNIDRIOT Symposium. The event begins at 9:00 a.m. and ends at 5:00 p.m. at Georgetown Law Gewirz Student Center located at 600 New Jersey Avenue, NW in Washington, DC.
UNIDROIT (International Institute for the Unification of Private Law) principles of international commercial contracts, first...

The District of Columbia Bar Association is offering a class titled The Fundamentals of European Union Law.
The course starts at 6:00 p.m. and ends at 9:15 p.m.on Wednesday, October 26, at the District of Columbia Bar Conference Center at 1101 K. Street, NW in Washington, DC.
Any practitioner with clients in Europe will benefit from this practical...

On Wednesday, November 2, Jones Day is offering a speaker series titled Out Front on IP Issues: Dealing with Patent Trolls and a Look at Patent Disputes in China.
The event begins at 8:00 a.m. and ends at 10:00 a.m. at the offices of Jones Day, 500 Grant Street in Pittsburgh.
Companies marketing their inventions frequently have to deal with...

The Pennsylvania Bar Institute is offering a seminar titled The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: Why the FCPA Matters - Understanding the Law, Identifying the Risks and Making Your Client Compliant. It will be held on Wednesday, October 19, at the PBI CLE Conference Center located in the Wanamaker Building in Central Philadelphia, beginning at 9:00 a.m. and...

Join the Pennsylvania Bar Institute for a program featuring Corporate Compliance and Ethics. The forum is on Tuesday, October 25 at PBI's CLE Conference Center located in the Wanamaker Building in Central Philadelphia. The program starts at 9:00 a.m. and ends at 1:15 p.m.
To thrive in today's competitive environment, companies need not only to comply...

Join the American Conference Institute for a two-day in-depth examination of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The conference will be held Tuesday and Wednesday, November 8 and 9, at the Gaylord National Resort, 201 Waterfront Street, National Harbor, Maryland and will run from 8:30 a.m. until 5:45 p.m. both days. There are also pre- and post-conference...

Join Georgetown Law for a timely program - E-Discovery Practice Support: Learning the Skills to Move Ahead. It is being held on Friday, November, 4, at the Georgetown University Law Center, 600 New Jersey Ave, NW in Washington, DC.
The event begins at 8:45 a.m. and ends at 5:00 p.m.
At this program, participants will be given pertinent information...

On Tuesday, November 15, the District of Columbia Bar presents the annual Leventhal Lecture at the United States Court of Appeals, Harold T. Markey National Courts Building at 717 Madison Place, NW in Washington, DC. The lecture begins at noon end ends at 2:00 p.m.
Judge Thomas B. Griffith will deliver the lecture titled Congress in the DC Circuit. The...

The District of Columbia Bar will review the latest developments in International Securities Regulation, How We Got Here, Where We're Going, in a luncheon program on Tuesday, November 15. It begins at 12:30 p.m. and ends at 1:30 p.m. at the DC Bar Conference Center located at 1101 K. Street, NW in Washington, DC.
The seminar features Edward F....

On Thursday and Friday, November 17 and 18, Georgetown University School of Law offers Advanced E-Discovery Institute - Making the Case: Developing Legally Defensible E-Discovery Best Practices.
The Institute is located at the Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City, 1250 South Hayes Street in Arlington, Virginia. It begins at 8:15 a.m. on day one and ends at 5:30...

Save the dates Monday to Friday, November 7 through 11, for the Annual Academy of WTO Law and Policy. The week-long academy will be held at Georgetown Law School, 600 New Jersey Avenue, NW in Washington, DC.
The agenda is as follows: Monday 8:30 a.m. until 6:30 p.m., Tuesday 8:30 a.m. until 8:00 p.m., Wednesday 8:30 a.m. until 8:00 p.m., Thursday 8:30...

The International Chamber of Commerce will hold their annual International Arbitration in Latin America Conference Sunday, November 6 through Tuesday, November 8 at the Ritz-Carlton in South Beach, Miami.
Day one begins at 10 a.m. and ends at 6:00 p.m. Day two begins at 8:00 a.m. and ends at 6:00 p.m., and day three begins at 9:00 a.m. and ends at 6:00...

On Thursday and Friday, October 27 and 28, the Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum (ICLEF) presents a two-day Advanced Corporate Counsel Forum 2011.
The seminar is at French Lick Springs Resort and Casino, 8670 W. State Road 56 in French Lick, Indiana.
The agenda is day one, 2:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m., and day two, 8:00 until 11:45 a.m....

The Illinois State Bar Association is offering a full-day conference looking at Hot Topics in Consumer Collections. The event is on Monday, October 17 at the ISBA Regional Office at 20 Clark Street in Chicago. It begins at 8:55 a.m. and ends at 4:30 p.m.
Participants will have the opportunity to enhance their knowledge of the consumer collections arena...

The Delaware Valley Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel has planned a VIP Corporate Counsel Pro Bono Day: Small Business Counseling Clinic. The event is on Tuesday, October 25, at the offices of Morgan Lewis and Bockius, LLP. It will begin at 4:00 p.m. and at 7:00 p.m.
The evening is a pro bono effort to assist micro-entrepreneurs in the...

On Friday, October 14, the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics will host a regional Compliance and Ethics Conference. This year's event will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 4:30 p.m. at the Omni Hotel at the CNN Center, 100 CNN Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
Attendees will learn about current regulatory requirements, government enforcement...

The Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics (SCCE) in conjunction with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced today the FBI Corporate Compliance Officer Outreach Event, to be held Tuesday and Wednesday, October 25 and 26, at FBI Headquarters, in Washington, DC. This unique event for compliance and ethics professionals is limited to 50...

On Thursday, November 17, the American Bar Association's Antitrust Section will offer a full-day seminar on Antitrust Developments. The day begins at 8:15 a.m. and ends at 5:15 p.m. at the National Press Club, 529 14th Street, NW in Washington, DC. The forum will feature keynote addresses from the leadership of both the U.S. Department of Justice and the...